Location proofs research

Research and exploration of location proof systems for Astral Protocol.

See RESEARCH_AGENDA.md for the full prioritized list of systems to evaluate.

Systems explored

Each system has its own directory under systems/ with findings, scripts, and sample data.

System	Status	What it does
WitnessChain	API explored, blocked on POINTS tokens	Network latency-based PoL for infrastructure
ProofMode	Research complete, no code yet	Mobile device sensor + PGP signing for media provenance

Structure

RESEARCH_AGENDA.md       # Prioritized list of systems to evaluate
systems/
  witnesschain/          # Network latency PoL (servers/infra)
    FINDINGS.md          # Technical findings
    scripts/             # API exploration scripts
    proofs/              # Sample proof data
  proofmode/             # Device sensor + signing (mobile/human)
    RESEARCH.md          # Architecture + feasibility analysis

Related

• Astral Location Services
• Towards harder location proofs
• Astral documentation